Town of Arlington annual report 1949, Part 10

Author: Arlington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1949
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Principal of Fund


$ 1,704.23


Interest, 1949


43.16


$ 1,747.39


Payments


43.16


$ 1,704.23


ANNIE L. HILL POOR WIDOWS' FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 2,000.00


Interest, 1949


50.67


$ 2,050.67


Payments


50.67


$ 2,000.00


MARIA L. HILL POOR WIDOWS' FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 2,000.00


Interest, 1949


50.63


$ 2,050.63


Payments


50.63


$ 2,000.00


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EMMA L. SPRAGUE POOR WIDOWS' FUND


Principal of Fund Interest, 1949


$ 17,938.47


360.55


$ 18,299.02


360.55


$ 17,938.47


WILLIAM CUTTER SCHOOL FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 5,354.00


Interest, 1949


135.38


Payments


135.38


$ 5,354.00


M. M. W. RUSSELL SCHOOL FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 5,327.86


Interest, 1949


134.85


$ 5,462.71


Payments


134.85


$ 5,327.86


JULIA FILLEBROWN FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 100.00


Interest, 1949


2.02


$ 102.02


Payments


2.02


.$ 100.00


JOSEPH PETERSON JOSEPH A. PURCELL MARCUS L. SORENSON Selectmen.


J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


Payments


$ 5,489.38


163


Library Funds


1949


E. NELSON BLAKE LIBRARY FUND


Principal of Fund


Gain of Capital Assets


$ 4,696.57


Interest, 1949


115.48


$ 4,812.05


Payments, 1949


115.48


$ 4,696.57


ELLEN W. HODGDON LIBRARY FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 1,000.00


Interest, 1949


25.33


$ 1,025.33


Payments, 1949


25.33


$ 1,000.00


CHILDREN'S BOOK FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 5,000.00


Gain of Capital Assets


400.00


$ 5,400.00


Interest, 1949


294.33


$ 5,694.33


Payments, 1949


294.33


$ 5,400.00


EMMA L. SPRAGUE LIBRARY FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 17,938.48


Interest, 1949


398.05


$ 18,336.53


398.05


Payments, 1949


$ 17,938.48


TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS


$ 4,000.00 696.57


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SARAH ROSS VAUGHN MEMORIAL FUND Principal of Fund Interest, 1949


$ 1.000.00


15.08


$ 1,015.08


Payments, 1949


15.08


$ 1,000.00


TIMOTHY WELLINGTON LIBRARY FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 100.00


Interest, 1949


2.02


102.02


Payments, 1949


2.02


$ 100.00


HENRY MOTT LIBRARY FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 5,200.00


Gain of Capital Assets


225.00


$ 5,425.00


Interest, 1949


134.46


$ 5,559.46


Payments, 1949


134.46


$ 5,425.00


DEXTER RAWSON FAY LIBRARY FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 1,741.60


Interest, 1949


43.23


$ 1,784.83


Payments, 1949


43.23


$ 1,741.60


FRANCIS E. THOMPSON LIBRARY FUND


Principal of Fund


$ 8,181.54


Interest, 1949


196.27


$ 8,377.81


196.27


Payments, 1949


$ 8,181.54


165


TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS


ROBBINS LIBRARY ART FUND


Principal of Fund and Accumulated Income $ 44,365.93


Interest, 1949


$ 1,334.88


Payments, 1949


$ 45,700.81


12.85


$ 45,687.96 WILSON D. CLARK, JR. ROSCOE O. ELLIOTT EDMUND L. FROST FRANCIS KEEFE


MARK N. BRADFORD LLEWELLYN B. PARSONS


Trustees.


J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Treasurer.


CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


166


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Francis E. Thompson Scholarship Fund


1949


Principal of Fund January 1, 1949 $ 439,904.61


Receipts


Balance of Income, December


31, 1948


$ 7,638.25


Interest on :


U. S. Treasury Series G Bonds 5,625.00


U. S. Treasury 21/4% Bonds, 59/62 1,440.00


U. S. Treasury 21/2% Bonds, 65/70


1,250.00


U. S. Treasury 21/2% Bonds, 67/72


2,500.00


Arlington 5c Savings Bank 144.87


18,598.12


$ 458,502.73


Payments


Box rent


$ 10.00


Tuitions


11,100.00


11,110.00


$ 447,392.73


Investments


U. S. Treasury 21/4% Bonds, 59/62 $ 64,000.00


U. S. Treasury 21/2% Bonds, 65/70 50,000.00


U. S. Treasury 21/2% Bonds, 67/72 100,000.00


U. S. Treasury Series G Bonds, 21/2% maturing 1957-59 225,000.00


Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 66122 8,342.73


Arlington National Bank, Check- ing Acct. 50.00


$ 447,392.73 EDWARD A. BAILEY EDWARD C. HILDRETH ARTHUR O. YEAMES Trustees.


J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


167


TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS


Report of the Trustees of the Elbridge Farmer Fund 1949


Receipts


Undistributed Income Balance 12/31/48 $ 48.60


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank 200.00


Boston Five Cents Savings Bank 60.00


Cambridge Savings Bank


123.03


Franklin Savings Bank


55.64


Harvard Trust Co .- Savings Department No. A2539


7.72


Provident Institution for Savings-Boston


60.00


Suffolk Savings Bank


60.00


3M Illinois Central R.R. Co. 43/4% 1966


142.50


10M U.S. Treasury 3% 1951-55


300.00


12M U.S. Savings Bonds-Series G 2 1/2% 1956


300.00


Harvard Trust Co .- Savings Department No. A2992


6.09


$ 1,363.58


Disbursements


Harvard Trust Co .- Safe Deposit Rent


$ 6.00


Town of Arlington, Elbridge Farmer Fund for benefit of Robbins Library


1,325.00


$ 1,331.00


Balance-Undistributed Income 12/31/49


32.58


$ 1,363.58


Investments


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank $ 10,000.00


Boston Five Cents Savings Bank 3,000.00


Cambridge Savings Bank 5,468.75


Franklin Savings Bank 2,782.77


Harvard Trust Co .- Savings Dept.


771.00


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Provident Institution for Savings-Boston 3,000.00 Suffolk Savings Bank 3,000.00


3,000 Illinois Central R.R. Co. 43/4% 1966 3,000.00


10,000 U.S. Treasury 3% 1951-55 12,000 U. S. Savings Bonds-Series G-21/2% 1956


10,000.00


12,000.00


53,022.52


JAMES A. BAILEY JOHN G. BRACKETT GARDNER C. PORTER


EDWARD P. CLARK


ARTHUR O. YEAMES FREDERICK W. HILL


Trustees.


169


TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS


Contributory Retirement System


1949


Balance January 1, 1949


$360,116.87


Contributions 49,060.33


Interest on Investments


9,042.13


Appropriation


27,854.47


$446,073.80


EXPENDITURES


Pensions


$27,229.96


Refunds


4,851.71


Expenses


1,314.24


$ 33,395.91


Balance December 31, 1949 $412,677.89


INVESTMENTS


Harvard Trust Company-Checking


Account $ 17,677,.89


$ 17,677.89


Securities :


Paid up Certificate Pittsfield Co-operative $ 2,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% registered bond 67/72 5,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% registered bond Series G 10,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% registered bond Series G 10,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% registered bond 62/67 25,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% coupon bonds 70/65 2,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% coupon bonds 71/66 76,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% registered bonds Series G 50,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% coupon bonds 72/67 55,000.00


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U.S. Treas. 21/2% registered bonds Series G 25,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% registered bonds Series G


30,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% registered bonds Series G 30,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% registered bonds Series G


70,000.00


U.S. Treas. 21/2% registered bonds Series G


5,000.00


$395,000.00


$412,677.89


Investment Transactions


Purchased:


April 28, 1949


Subscribed for U.S. Treas 21/2% registered bond Series G


$70,000.00


Sept. 30, 1949


Subscribed for U.S. Treas. 21/2% registered bond Series G 5,000.00


SUMMARY OF MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITY


1937 to 1948


1949


Total


Entrants


537


22


559


Deaths


22


0


22


Withdrawals


117


6


123


Retirement


60


1


61


Active Members as of


December 31, 1949 Male


271


279


Female


67


74


Members on Retirement December 31, 1949


36


Amount of Retirement Allowance $182,694.36 $27,229.96 $209,924.32


Allowance in effect as of


December 31, 1949 $27,854.47


CLARENCE NEEDHAM


HAROLD A. CAHALIN


EDWARD J. SWADKINS Contributory Retirement Board.


J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Treasurer-Collector CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


171


REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER


Report of the Town Treasurer 1949


Cash Balance, January 1, 1949


$ 1,498,079.91 5,325,426.64


Receipts, 1949


$ 6,823,506.55


Expended, 1949


5,502,831.00


Cash Balance, December 31, 1949 $ 1,320,675.55


Contingent Funds, December 31, 1949 1,172.00


Total Cash and Contingent Funds, December 31, 1949


$ 1,321,847.55


J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Treasurer.


PARKING METER COLLECTIONS


1949


January 1, 1949-December 31, 1949 $ 19,050.00


J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Treasurer.


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Statement of the Collector of Taxes and Town Collector for the Year 1949


Balance Collection Uncollected Credits Dec. 31, 1949


Taxes :


1948 Poll


$


148.00


1948 Motor Excise


5,068.42


1948 Personal


2,592.33


1948 Real Estate


77,413.44


1949 Poll


25,318.00


192.00


1949 Motor Excise


214,934.51


8,470.45


1949 Personal


160,877.64


3,439.59


1949 Real Estate


2,525,935.11


85,902.02


Special Assessments and Water Liens: Moth


1,865.30


46.55


Water Liens (added to 1948 and 1949 taxes)


1,447.23


101.85


Apportioned Assessments :


Sewer


2,427.91


346.72


Sidewalks


1,271.38


22.59


Street Betterment


11,974.11


1,102.07


Unapportioned Assessments :


Sewer


3,683.01


2,781.12


Sidewalk


3,610.58


5,826.40


Committed Interest :


Sewer, Sidewalk, Street Better- ment


3,602.19


371.80


Apportioned Assessments, Not due :


Sewer


509.57


11,382.27


Sidewalk


779.17


6,228.26


Street Betterment


3,973.62


46,672.96


Water Rates


181,995.91


10,791.82


Departmental


946,482.91


46,816.96


Interset Added


2,416.82


Costs, Charges and Fees


1,306.55


$4,179,633.71 230,495.43


J. WILBERT ANDERSON. Collector of Taxes and Town Collector.


Recapitulation of Figures Used in Determining the Tax Rate of 1949 ($46.20)


DEBITS:


Appropriations (includes all appropriations voted since 1948 rate was fixed


Appropriations voted to be taken from Available Funds: 1948-$98,650.00, 1949-$19,010.54 ..


Overlay deficits: 1941-$10.00, 1942-$4.00, 1943-$4.00, 1945-$2.00, 1948-$2,259.11


State Audit of Municipal Accounts (1948 underestimate)


.20


Smoke Inspection Service (Includes 1948 underestimate)


778.09


Charles River Basin Tax (Includes 1948 underestimate)


9,354.54


Metropolitan Parks (Reservations) (Includes 1948 underestimate)


27,019.94


Nantasket Beach Main (Includes 1948 underestimate)


1,928.08


Metropolitan Sewer North (Includes 1948 underestimate)


77,091.64


Boston Metropolitan District Expense (Includes 1948 underestimate)


146.69


Metropolitan Transit Authority Deficiency (Includes 1948 underestimate)


169,528.14


Metro. Trans. Auth. Deficiency in Rents (Includes 1948 underestimate)


6,621.09


Boulevards


202.73


Metropolitan Water


38,837.40


Bos. Elev. Rwy Declar. Judgement (1948 underestimate)


87.55


County Tax (Includes 1948 underestimate)


125,612.88


Tuberculosis Hospital


28,365.67


Overlay of Current Year


36,085.14


521,813.89


Gross Amount to be raised


4,268,030.27


CREDITS:


Income Tax


272,216.95


Corporation Tax


157,168.49


Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise (estimated)


160,000.00


Licenses & Permits


8,296.97


Fines


1,249.05


Special assessments


33,353.94


General Government


9,659.50


Protection of Persons & Propterty


1,220.75


Health & Sanitation


21,034.95


Highways


31,610.14


Charities


142,405.71


Meals Tax


7,427.13


Veterans' Benefits


7,830.51


Schools


8,655.75


Libraries


2,929.83


Recreation


198.31


Water Receipts


190,738.69


Cemeteries


15,897.08


Interest on Taxes, etc.


8,255.13


Dog Licenses & Unclassified


8,652.35


Overestimate, 1948 (M.T.A. Deficiency)


1,427.22


Available Funds & additional Amount Approved by Tax Commissioner


341,201.54


1,431,429.99


$2,836,600.28


Number of Polls, 13,372 at $2.00 each = Poll Tax


Per Prop. Val. $3,606,150 at $46.20 rate_ Per. Prop. Tax


Real Est. Val., $57,213,250 at $46.20 rate - Real Est. Tax


Total Taxes to be Levied on Polls & Property


Compiled by A. F. Wells, Exec. Secty of the Board of Assessors, Sept. 22, 1949.


$3,626,276.73 117,660.54


$3,743,937.27 2,279.11


$26,744.00


166,604.13


2,643,252.15


$2,836,600.28


Assessors.


WILLIAM O. HAUSER


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Net Amount to be raised on Polls and Property


WALTER S. COOLEDGE, JR.


ARTHUR W. SAMPSON


State Examination of Retirement System


154.11


Assessors' Record of STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON FROM 1941 TO 1949 INCLUSIVE


1941


1942


1943


1944


1945


1946


1947


1948


1949


Town Appropriations & Available Funds


$2,388,327.64


2,398,842.97


2,393,723.43


$2,349,588.49


$2,576,151.39


$3,061,447.29


3,261,427.52


$3,676,557.64


$3,743,937.27


State Tax


154,440.00


140,400.00


(A) 46,800.00


110,352.00


62,016.00


45,650.00


45,650.00


County Tax


88,959.57


73,296.15


73,922.29


70,586.16


77,270.68


91,102.47


94,785.90


106,315.36


118,802.25


Metro. Sewer Tax


50,033.86


47,988.32


50,816.85


44,251.93


46,163.19


57,960.17


64,313.84


74,208.58


68,881.04


Metro. Parks Tax


13,098.98


12,795.35


12,535.49


10,627.24


10,184.12


15,516.43


16,593.39


18,751.04


23,456.96


Metro. Planning Tax


172.88


Metro. Water Tax


86,002.13


82,200.59


98,898.17


84,464.05


85,105.32


35,721.00


39,572.20


37,253.80


38,837.40


Bos. Metro. Dist. Expenses


139.92


139.92


139.92


141.40


141.42


142.75


142.75


146.69


142.75


Charles River Basin Tax


5,202.47


5,266.37


5,708.12


4,449.68


4,981.67


5,386 37


5,109.85


6,660.66


7,867.67


Auditing Municipal Accounts


114.76


19.26


103.49


1,546.06


90.71


1,699.49


1,887.25


2,215.32


Auditing Retirement System


193.20


450.90


231.04


244.56


505.06


160.73


154.11


Smoke Inspection Service


653.59


634.77


669.93


590.72


454.46


224.56


673.63


708.33


728.21


Tuberculosis Hospital


25,556.75


25,556.75


28,365.67


Boulevards


(B) 2,237.54


2,259.26


1,882.47


17,781.23 1,617.89


17,660.60 793.89


15,178.75 374.38


255.15


214.36


202.73


M.T.A. Deficiency (Formerly B.E.Rwy)


44,252 85


24,695.10


M.T.A. Deficiency in Rentals


2,146.73


1,625.52


3,779.40


2,158.72


2,161.19


2,163.57


6,597.59


6,590.85


Nantasket Beach Maintenance


1,240.73


1,198.76


1,224.69


1,070.37


1,178.78


1,731.56


1,510.17


1,592.34


1,705.54


Overlay (total Appropriation)


42,784.42


42,949.56


37,997.11


24,444.14


25,803.37


42,155.01


45,765.20


35,437.74


36,085.14


Income Tax


171,280.96


170,483.66


180,515.27


178,287.43


177,364.29


178,369.77


259,268.08


249.893.44


272,216.95


Corporation Tax


20,597.43


26,693.02


58,117.04


84,038.55


84,038.55


84,128.40


12,303.19


111,518.43


157,168.49


Motor Excise Tax (total Comm.)


123,045.32


93,576.73


59,960.02


42,784.56


32,585.74


52,246.8'


105,524.47


160,206.28


183,560.11


Highway Fund ..


86,105.80


86,105.80


57,523.03


54,787.03


38,409.96


38,409.98


Dept. Receipts (A.F. Included)


568,330.95


554,236 23


644,134.66


568.790.51


641,208.32


866,637.5'


633.404 56


1,003,065.26


994,617.42


Poll Tax (total Comm.)


25,888.00


26,852.00


26,968.00


26,928.00


28,160.00


28,350.00


27,892.00


27.550.00


27,616.00


Meals Tax


3,028.93


3,535.62


4,097.77


6.463.64


6,112.50


7.331.60


7,427.13


14,663.61


14,879.08


169,479.00


25,492.20


16,248.42


Valuation-Real Estate


54,684,200.00 | 53,197,750.00 | 53,215,250.00 | 53,146,900.00| 53,086,650.00 | 53,984,100.00) 54,449,500.00 | 55,315,850.00| 57,213,250.00


Valuation-Personal


2,984,200.00


3,017,500.00


2,961,150.00


2,952,050.00


3,081,700.00


3,075,700.00


3,170,050.00


3,370,600.00


3,606,150.00


Tax Rate


34.80


35.60


32.00


32.00


34.40


38.00


42.80


44.20


46.20


Persons paying Per. Prop. Taxes only


454


429


373


345


338


35"


403


384


426


Person paying Real Est. Taxes only ...


7,374


7,662


7,763


7,853


7,852


7,979


8,288


8,096


8,117


Pers. paying both Per. & Real Est. taxes


174


199


180


177


192


204


236


238


228


Dwelling Houses


7,742


7,891


7,895


7,894


7,895


7,905


8,006


8,140


8,325


Horses


9


23


31


28


13


13


26


10


6


Cows


2


2


2


2


2


Net amt. to be raised on Polls and Prop.


2,032,246.32


2,026,432.90


1,823,310.80


1,819,958.40


1,959,587.24


2,194,890.40


2,492,410.74


2,620,481.09


2,836,600.28


Population: 1910, 11,187; 1915, 14,860; 1920, 18,646; 1925, 24,943; 1930, 36,809; 1935, 38,555 1940, 4;0,013; 1945, 43,515. (A) Gas. Tax deducted (B) Includes Canterbury St. Highway (C) See State Tax (above)


Compiled by A. F. Wells, Exec. Secty. Board of Assessors, Sept. 21, 1949.


WALTER S. COOLEDGE, JR. ARTHUR W. SAMPSON WILLIAM O. HAUSER


Assessors


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Report of the Finance Committee


The Finance Committee of 1948-1949 held 12 meetings from Jan. 10, 1949 to February 24, 1949 and reported to the Annual Meeting March 21, 1949.


The Finance Committee of 1949-1950 was organized April 25, 1949, as follows :


Precinct


1-Edwin A. Barnard


2-Richard Donovan (resigned) A. Warren Rutherford


3-Martin F. Roach


4-Charles C. Fish


5-Warren H. Daniels


6-Russell P. Wise


7-Henry E.Halpin


8-William H. Farrow


9-Charles A. Armitage, Vice Chairman


10-James R. Robson


11-William R. Bennet, Secretary


12-Clifton N. Fogg


13-Percival E. Richardson


14-J. Howard Hayes, Chairman


3-Harry J. O'Reilly, Member at large


Executive Secretary-T. Gordon Smith


Sub-Committees


Selectmen, Police, Fire Departments, etc.


Charles C. Fish, Chairman Edwin A. Barnard Percival E. Richardson


Public Works Department, Streets, etc.


James R. Robson, Chairman Clifton N. Fogg William H. Farrow A. Warren Rutherford


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REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE


Assessors, Treasurer, Health, Cemeteries, Library, Parks, Incidentals.


Charles A. Armitage, Chairman Harry J. O'Reilly Russell P. Wise William R. Bennett


School Department, Public Welfare, Veterans' Benefits Martin F. Roach, Chairman Henry E. Halpin Warren H. Daniels


Seven meetings were held from April 25, 1949 to Oct. 17, 1949, and reported to the Special Town Meeting Oct. 17, 1949.


The following transfers were granted from the Reserve Fund :


Reserve


$ 40,000.00


Selectmen-Personal Services $292.00


Expenses 390.00


Board of Survey-Personal Services


256.00


Constable Services 225.00


Maintenance of Houses owned by Town Personal Services 1,100.00


Expenses 1,232.00


Sealer of Weights & Measures -Expenses


22.00


Inspector of Buildings-Expenses


83.20


Park Dept .- Personal Service Guards


500.00


Robbins Memorial Town Hall


Expense Boiler Repairs


700.00


Expense Boiler Repairs


68.00


Expense Stage Curtains


233.00


Expense Repairs to Piano


127.48


Personal Services


68.00


Maintenance of Water Dept.


2,750.00


Legal Expenses


18,000.00


Town Accountant-Out of State Travel


50.00


Pensions


1,882.16


Street Lighting


1,329.39


Fire and Police Signals-Expenses


100.00


School Dept .- Expense Supplies 2,200.00


Vocational School Tuition 307.92


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Police Dept .- Expenses


775.00


Veterans' Benefits


2,000.00


Board of Assessors-Expenses


20.00


Board of Public Works-Personal Services


600.00


Town Clerk-Personal Services


15.79


Traffic Signals-Personal Services


8.00


Warrant Article No. 10


Extension of Water Mains


2,000.00


37,334.94


Balance


$2,665.06


WILLIAM R. BENNETT, Secretary.


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Report of the Board of Selectmen


To The Citizens of Arlington: 1


The Board ofSelectmen herewith submits its report for the year ending December 31, 1949.


At the annual town election held March 7, 1949, Marcus L. Sorenson was elected a member of the Board of Select- men for a term of three years. At a recount held on March 19, 1949, this election was validated. The Board organized at its meeting on March 23rd, with Joseph Peterson as Chairman. During the year fifty-two regular meetings and eleven special meetings were held.


Embodied in this edition of the town report will be found detailed reports of the departments functioning under the Board of Selectmen, so the Board will not set forth herein the routine of business which transpired during the year. General comment follows on a portion of the more im- portant matters acted upon.


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Richard D. Tierney was appointed Chief on Feb. 21, 1949. He had been serving as acting-Chief since the re- tirement of former Chief Daniel B. Tierney on April 26, 1948.


Chief Tierney, on March 6, 1949, announced the perma- nent appointments of Thomas H. Egan and Bartholomew J.McGreevy as Deputy Chiefs, and Harry Cooper and Robert J. Mahoney as Captains.


On June 5, 1949, Chief Tierney advised that Captain Lorne S. McEwen had been advanced to Deputy Chief, Lieutenant George J. W. Kenney advanced to Captain, Private Harold C. O'Leary advanced to Lieutenant.


Private John F. Shaw was retired on Sept. 25, 1949, due to disability.


In February of this year, Chief Tierney took delivery of a Seagrave quintuplet combination aerial ladder, pumper and hose wagon, quartered at the Park Circle Station. Contract for this apparatus was placed in June, 1946, at a price of $16,000., but due to restrictions and shortages of materials, the Seagrave Company was unable to make delivery until this year. The cost of this apparatus at the time of delivery was approximately $39,000, so the town is indeed fortunate in owning this at the contract price of $16,000.00.


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POLICE DEPARTMENT


Serious traffic congestion still exists in Arlington center and its approaches. Chief Bullock has made various traffic counts on heavily travelled thoroughfares adjacent to the center. In one of these counts, he ordered all cars stopped and the drivers questioned to determine their points of departure and their destinations. This information was forwarded to both the Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board. A study is being made in hope of solution. Various state Boards have been consulted in the expectation that they will assume part of the responsibility in the solving of this problem including its expense.


Effective March 13, 1949, Sergeant Ferdinand A. Lucarelli was appointed Lieutenant.


On June 12, 1949, Officer James F. Ryan was advanced to Sergeant, and on August 21, Officer George H. Fitzgibbon was made Sergeant.


Sergeant Harold F. Pick was retired on August 7, 1949, because of accidental disability.


VETERANS HOUSING


The Arlington Housing Authority, as provided under the Veterans' Housing Act (Chap. 200 of Acts of 1948) appointed upon authorization of the Special Town Meeting held on June 28, 1948, was succeeded by the new board, elected at the Annual Election on March 7, 1949.


The Authority, on May 31, 1949, notified the Board of Selectmen regarding its intention to make an order of taking by eminent domain of land on North Union, Fremont and Gardner Streets, for the Veterans' Housing Project, and advising that, as security in addition to the contract with the state for financial assistance, the authority is setting aside a sum of $42,734.72 for the purpose of land acquisition. The Board of Selectmen forwarded to the Arlington Housing Authority its approval of this security pursuant to the provision of General Laws, Chap. 79, Sect. 40.


WELFARE


Mr. George V. Morse was appointed welfare agent as of January 31, 1949. He replaced Mr. Clifford W. Cook who transferred on January 1, 1949 to the town of Brookline as stated in the previous year's report.


The upward trend in welfare is a sourse of great concern.


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Following are the 1949 increases in case loads as compared with those of 1948: Aid to Dependent Children, approx- imately 50%; Old Age Assistance, 13% General Welfare Aid, 38%.


During the year, legislation was enacted over which the town has no control; this legislation provided additional monthly grants of $4.00 per case for leisure time allowance on Old Age Assistance. Also there are more cases now eligible, as applicants are now allowed to possses increased amounts in bank accounts and insurance policies. In addition, a new law provides for increased hospital allowances.


REVISION OF VOTING PRECINCTS


Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 3 of Chapter 43A of the General Laws, the Board reviewed the boundaries of the voting precincts of the town. After careful review of same, the Board caused but minor changes, as follows:


A slight change between the boundaries of Precincts 11 and 13, but saw no need for changes between precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14.


That precinct 6, by reason of the proportion which the number of registered voters therein bear to the total number of registered voters in the town, the total number of town meeting members shall be reduced from 18 to 15. That precinct 14, by the same reason, the total number of town meeting members shall be increased from 18 to 21.


That there be no need for changes in town meeting membership in Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.


GENERAL


On January 3, 1949, in accordance with the provisions of Sect. 14, Chap. 41, of the General Laws, the Board appointed Mr. James J. Golden for the performances of the duties of Town Clerk until the next annual election. This vacancy was caused by the death of Mr. Earl Ryder, as noted in the previous annual report. Mr. Golden also served as Executive Secretary of the Board of Selectmen until his successor was appointed. This latter position Mr. Golden has filled most admirably from April 1933.


Mr. Frank K. Nicksay was appointed as executive secretary to the Board, effective Oct. 10, 1949. The Board is fortunate to have attained the services of Mr. Nicksay,


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as he is well qualified, coming to us from the Engineering Department of the Town of Arlington.


During 1949, a verdict was reached in court on the controversial issue of the "Pierce and Winn" property. This item will be fully explained in the Town Counsel's report.


Mr. Dennis I. Donahue resigned from the Board of Registrars of Voters on Jan. 24, 1949. Mr. Ernest Hessel- tine, Jr., 38 Russell St., was appointed to serve the re- mainder of Mr. Donahue's term of appointment ending March 31, 1950.


Mr. Harold A. Cahalin, 63 Winchester Road, was re- appointed a member of The Contributory Retirement Board for a term of 3 years, beginning September 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of Clause "B," Paragraph 4, Sect. 20, Chap. 32 of The General Laws.


During the year, two new committees were created. The first, The Military Manpower Commission, on May 23, 1949, with Mrs. Grace M. Kingman, 21 Gould Road, as chairman. The second, a committee formed on Nov. 17, 1949, for the Celebration of the 175th Anniversary of Patriots' Day, with Mr. William Batchelor, Commander of the local post of V. F. W., as chairman.


The Dept. of Public Utilities, Commonwealth of Mass., notified the Board on Dec. 16, 1949, that after a public hearing held on Nov. 1, 1949, the Boston and Maine R.R. was ordered to cause to be installed and thereafter operated and maintained, as a warning signal for all track move- ments, automatic light signals with pedestrian bell at its crossing on Mill Street, Arlington, thereby dispensing with the manually operated gates.




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